Ciudad Benito Juárez in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Ciudad Benito Juárez sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 73 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 23°C in early December to 26°C by late February. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Ciudad Benito Juárez's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Benito Juárez's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Rainfall
73 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
7.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Ciudad Benito Juárez in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 23°C in early December to 26°C by late February.

A typical winter day in Ciudad Benito Juárez reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Ciudad Benito Juárez

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ciudad Benito Juárez weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°275.310.67.4
Feb24° / 12°234.811.17.8
Mar28° / 15°316.111.86.9
Apr31° / 19°376.412.65.0
May34° / 22°518.313.23.5
Jun35° / 24°526.313.62.6
Jul36° / 24°505.413.42.3
Aug36° / 24°486.412.92.2
Sep32° / 22°12012.212.23.8
Oct29° / 19°496.711.46.1
Nov25° / 14°285.110.77.9
Dec22° / 11°244.510.47.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ciudad Benito Juárez gets around 73 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Benito Juárez

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None of Ciudad Benito Juárez's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Ciudad Benito Juárez's rainy season is concentrated in September.

Rainy season
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Is winter a good time to visit Ciudad Benito Juárez?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Ciudad Benito Juárez for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ciudad Benito Juárez in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Ciudad Benito Juárez sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Ciudad Benito Juárez in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad Benito Juárez peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ciudad Benito Juárez in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ciudad Benito Juárez is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1919 µg/m³Oct 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Benito Juárez?

Ciudad Benito Juárez sits at 25.6°N, 100.1°W, 389 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jardines de la Silla, 10 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Benito Juárez

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ciudad Benito Juárez.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Benito Juárez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 392 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,484 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,558 m.

The land around Ciudad Benito Juárez is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, trees (47%), artificial surfaces (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (53%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
1,484 m
80 km
3,558 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Jardines de la Silla 10 km · Cadereyta Jiménez 11 km · Cadereyta 13 km · Guadalupe 17 km · Ciudad Apodaca 18 km · Monterrey 23 km · San Nicolás de los Garza 24 km · Santiago 25 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ciudad Benito Juárez (25.6466°, -100.0914°, elevation 389 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.